Good performances by Steve and Dave Gardner at the Menai Open events - plus lots of other great results.

*Pictured above left - Steve Gardner, with his super-veteran father Dave.

Good performances by Steve and Dave Gardner at the Menai Open events... plus lots of other great results from the weekend...

Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk

 

Road Runners Steve Gardner and his father - super-vet Dave Garner - both competed in the midweek Menai Sprint challenge last Wednesday night. Steve ran in both the 200m and 400m events, whilst Dave set a new PB in the veteran’s shot-put competition.

After the events, Steve confirmed: “Just a note to let you know that my dad and I competed in the Menai evening events, with dad achieving a new shot put PB, and I was very pleased with my 200m and 400m performances.

“Dad won 1st place in the shot-put in his MV80 age cat, with a throw of 7.09 to set a new PB record, and I completed the 200m in 29.05, and was 2nd MV60 cat, and I finished 1st MV60 cat in the 400m in 1.03.63.”

 

Other race results:

RACE 4 LIFE AT RHYL

*Rhyl: Helen Hannam ran in the Race for Life 5k for Cancer Research from Rhyl promenade on Sunday and she finished well despite tired legs from her busy weekend of events in 26.37. 

Afterwards she said: “Race 4 Life Part 1. I pushed to become the 6th female. I am happy with that. Some amazing support and marshals. Thanks to Emma for a big hug, I really needed that to get me through the last emotional Mile. Well done everyone who smashed it today.”

*And it was good to note that Josie Davies and her 10-year-old son Jordan also completed this special fundraising charity race, in addition to Len Jackson’s wife Janice Jackson, and Pam Mason amongst many other local runners. 

Josie later said: “The boy smashed it, not bad for only ten, and completing a 5k in just under 30-minutes. Well done buddy! It's always an emotional day, but such a great cause. Well done to everyone who took part."

*Pictured above left - Josie Davies and her son Jordan, and (*right), Janice Jackson, with top (*right), Helen Hannam, all pictured at the Race for Life 5k.

*Abersoch: Will Williams and Vicky Taylor competed in the Abersoch 10k race last Saturday, with Will finishing well in 23rd place in 39.28, and he was 2nd in his VM50 cat, and also Vicky enjoyed her run in the sun in just over the hour in 1.00.21.
*Runcorn: Kevin Higgins completed his second 10k race within his unique challenge to run twelve similar events this year, and on Sunday he took part in the Jubilee Bridge race at Runcorn, and he finished in 57.16.

*Above left - Vicky Taylor at the Abersoch 10k race, and (*right) Kevin Higgins at the Jubilee Bridge 10k, near Runcorn, during his epic 12-run challenge.

Other parkrun results:

*Hamburg: NWRRC members Elizabeth Driscoll and her son Harry made their debuts at the Alstervorland parkrun in Hamburg, Germany, last weekend, where Elizabeth won her VW55 age cat in her fastest parkrun time this year after finishing 48th, and the 6th female athlete in 25.43, whilst Harry also enjoyed another good run, and he was 10th overall, and 2nd in his SM20 cat in 19.30. After the event, Elizabeth confirmed: “Parkrun tourists at Hamburg this morning. A lovely course in the park by the lake. I did keep up with the 25-min pacer and beat him, but obviously he didn’t check his watch!”

*Pictured above left - Elizabeth Driscoll with her son Harry at the Alstervorland parkrun in Hamburg, and (*right) Mal Preece and Rachel Morris at the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn.

*Prestatyn: A quartet of Road Runners took part in the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn, with Mal Preece 28th with a good run of 23.08 to win his VM60 age cat, whilst Will Evans ran with his daughter Molly, to make their debuts on this course, with Will 44th overall in 24.51, and Molly was just one place and one second behind, but won her SW18 age cat, with Rachel Morris 162nd, and 4th in her VM40 cat in 37.56.

*Penrhyn: Ben and Sarah Ferguson continued their travels and became debutants at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun. Ben finished 32nd in 22.40, whist Sarah was the 11th female athlete in 42nd place overall in 23.42.

*Ben and Sarah Hudson (*above) at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun.